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The EU’s migration pact is set to come into force by 2026.

Hundreds of Afghan women and their families found temporary shelter in Greece in 2021, on the promise they would soon start a new life in Canada. However, almost two years after the Taliban took over, some families are still there, waiting for an answer from Ottawa.

2022 in review: Migration - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world

By Pablo Muñoz Campaña Athens, Aug 17 (EFE).- Despite having fled their country, a group of Afghan women now living in Greece have not given up the fight for freedom and equality for Afghan people. “Although we left our home, we could not abandon our responsibility,” Nazifa Bek, an Afghan lawmaker who arrived in Athens …

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation on Wednesday announced that it will be handing out one million dollars in emergency relief grants to aid those affected by the war in Ukraine.

Before the country fell to the Taliban, 69 members of Afghanistan’s parliament were women. Now, 25 of them live in Athens. They are speaking up in the hope that the world will not forget their plight and their country.

Afghan refugees face two-tier system in Europe

Educated elites evacuated to Europe after the Taliban’s return are welcomed, but they struggle with their lives in exile, even as their poorer compatriots are shunned.

The Afghan women making Athens their new home

From Greece the women are advocating for fellow refugees – and those left behind under Taliban rule